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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by stavros on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:40AM (#27799567)
I do this and I haven't received any aid.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by AussieWog93 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:49AM (#27799604)
>I haven't received any aid

Maybe because Greece is broke? :P

But seriously, I wasn't trying to imply that everybody who uses piracy to demo things need help - it's just extremely uncommon/unusual to buy a piece of genuine media when you already having a working pirate copy.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by stavros on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:53AM (#27799624)
> Maybe because Greece is broke? :P

I cannot help but laugh at this original and non-facile joke I have definitely not heard a million times before.

> it's just extremely uncommon/unusual to buy a piece of genuine media when you already having a working pirate copy.

Probably, but in my case I don't play games often, so if I buy something I'll end up ignoring it after a few minutes 99% of the time. Pirating and buying after I finish is a good way to tell for sure if I'll like it before I buy.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by AussieWog93 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:00AM (#27800137)
>I cannot help but laugh at this original and non-facile joke I have definitely not heard a million times before.

Well, shit. There's another comment to recall at random intervals for the next 10 years and blush with embarrassment even though nobody else is around.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by stavros on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:02AM (#27800146)
Hahah, I can't say that wasn't my intention :P
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